Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, February 2, 1854
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, February 2, 1854
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Repository:Rare Books and Special Collections
Date:1854-02-02
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Letter from Lazette Miller Worden to William Henry Seward, February 2, 1854
action: sent
sender: Lazette Worden
Birth: 1803-11-01
Death: 1875-10-03
location: Auburn, NY
receiver: William Seward
Birth: 1801-05-16
Death: 1872-10-10
location: Washington D.C., US
transcription: smc
revision: crb 2019-01-22
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Auburn February 2d
Dear Henry
You have done
many very clever deeds
in your life, but nothing
equal to that New York
letter– The "Union Saving
Convention” must have
thought, the “bread they
cast upon the waters” so
long ago had returned
to them with interest–
We are glad you
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are going to make
a speech on the Ne-
braska question Indeed
I do not see how you
can avoid it if you
wish to– Everybody
is asking “is the Governor
going to make a speech?”
Fanny
excuse you writing
to her long letters if
you wish the time for
that purpose–
She continues gaining
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strength and is cheerful
& much interested in all
that is going on in Wash-
ington– The little
girl has been ill
a day or two but is
well now– I send
to day – to Mr Baker
the "Autographs of Freedom"
Your own Sister–
Fanny says if you write
any high treason you had
better be careful to seal
the letter– one came
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this morning without wafer
wax or adhesive com-
position of any kind –
Auburn February 2d
Dear Henry
You have done
many very clever deeds
in your life, but nothing
equal to that New York
letter– The "Union Saving
Convention” must have
thought, the “bread they
cast upon the waters” so
long ago had returned
to them with interest–
We are glad you
are going to make
a speech on the Ne-
braska question Indeed
I do not see how you
can avoid it if you
wish to– Everybody
is asking “is the Governor
going to make a speech?”
Fanny
Birth: 1844-12-09 Death: 1866-10-29
says she
will excuse you writing
to her long letters if
you wish the time for
that purpose–
She continues gaining
strength and is cheerful
& much interested in all
that is going on in Wash-
ington– The little
girl has been ill
a day or two but is
well now– I send
to day – to Mr Baker
Birth: 1816-03-16 Death: 1887-10-02
the "Autographs of Freedom"
Publisher: Alden, Beardsley & Co. Place of Publication:Auburn, NY Date: 1854
Your own Sister–
Fanny says if you write
any high treason you had
better be careful to seal
the letter– one came
this morning without wafer
wax or adhesive com-
position of any kind –